DEE'S DARK CHOCOLATE GRANOLA

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I love food and creating new recipes. My Dark Chocolate Granola was created by myself and is great to snack on besides chips or cookies. Hope you like!

Provided by CusineLover

Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Cereals Granola Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

cooking spray
½ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons butter flavored spread (such as I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups oats (such as Quaker Oats®)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup dark chocolate chips
¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
¼ cup sliced almonds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Melt together the brown sugar, peanut butter, honey, butter flavored spread, and vanilla extract in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until well combined; remove from heat.
Combine the oats, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Pour the brown sugar mixture into bowl; stir well to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and almonds. Spoon into the prepared pan; pat down and spread evenly.
Bake in preheated oven until browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.7 calories, Carbohydrate 39.9 g, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 120.6 mg, Sugar 21.4 g